Flying High

I had such a great time with this family yesterday! We had a large group of extended family, with cute kids galore. We took a break from the more traditional posed groupings of family to spend a few minutes on the trampoline. I've heard of this kind of trampoline before, but I've never seen one. It sits level with the ground and has a large pit dug underneath it. So much fun!

Here's a few pics of Hannah and Jacob doing their thing. I don't think that this small sneak peek will be enough, so expect to see more soon. :)

Marie-Therese Gown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Can I just tell you how much I hope I win this? Who wants to be my first model if I do??

Marie-Therese Gown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Back online!

After getting a new modem from Time Warner, I finally have phone and internet service again! Wow, that was the longest 24 hours of my life!! :) I will be returning your emails as soon as I can, once I wade through them all!

Technical difficulties

Hey folks, I just came home to no phone service and no internet connection. If you need to get in touch with me please call my cell phone - 529-1900. I am getting some emails through my blackberry, but the best wày to reach me is the cell. I'll keep you posted and hopefully this will be resolved soon!

Six months old!

It's hard to believe, but little Miss Ali is now six months old! Ali was my very first Bundle of Joy baby. She's gotten so big!

This morning Ali got to try out the pretty new pettiskirt that I bought (stay tuned for more info on these awesome skirts).

Then she had to sit in the teacup, of course! She loved being in the teacup.

We tried playing with some hats, but she wasn't fond of those.

She did like sucking on her fingers, though. :)

What a gorgeous family!!

My boys

The latest pics of the Marriner brothers...

This business is going to the dogs!!

Really!

Lately I've had a few requests for pet portraits. I spent Saturday afternoon with this rambunctious crew. We had a great time and by the end we had these guys and gals worn out.

Meet Kendall, the "baby" - I love those ears!!

And then there's Meeka...

This is Noah...

...and his brother Killian.

And last but not least is Grady, the senior member of the crew...


What a fun bunch!

Griffin at Soccer

I've been so busy with portrait sessions lately that I've barely used my camera for anything else! But Saturday Griffin finally had a soccer game that wasn't held in the pouring rain, so I brought the camera along. His skills have really improved this year, especially on defense.

In the goal...

Here it comes...

Got it!

Eye on the ball...

Almost got it!

Is anyone surprised that he landed on his butt after this one?

A break in the action.


So that's how I spent part of my Saturday. Hopefully later today I'll have a chance to post a sneak peek of Saturday afternoon's portrait session - doggies!! And then if I'm feeling really ambitious I'll put up some pictures of the fall color we saw at Beaver Lake yesterday. It was beautiful!

Duncan Has His Say

Let's get one thing straight right up front: I don't smile. You can make all the silly noises and funny faces that you want, but you will never see the corners of my mouth turn upwards. I thought I made that clear to this strange lady with the camera months ago. But apparently she doesn't learn. And is she ever persistent! I was glad to see all of the rain out my window yesterday; that meant the whole picture-taking deal was canceled. Oh, but that darn sun had to come out today, and there she was again, pointing that silly camera at me. {sigh}

Nope, no smiling. I'll sit here in Grandma's chair and look cute, but I will not smile.


I'll stare at you with my big eyes and make you beg for a smile, but you're not gonna get one.


Ooooh, flowers! I love flowers. I'll grab some and I'll have fun with them, but they won't make me smile.


I'll just eat them and watch the adults go crazy trying to stop me. I'll be smiling on the inside.


Because I don't smile. I know you think you can make me, but... HEY, THAT'S NOT A SMILE! It's just gas, I assure you. No, it is not a smile!


Like I said, I will stare at you all day with my big beautiful eyes, but there will be no smiling.


What was that you said? The crazy camera lady is leaving and Mom's got me back in her arms? OK, maybe just one little smile. But no more!!

Chase!

I just realized that I never posted a sneak peek for this session! Meet Chase, a Belgian Tervuren. Yes, I had to look up the spelling on that one. :) He's such a sweetie dog, and I had fun photographing him a couple of weekends ago at Fort Ontario.


Don't you just want to cuddle up with all that furry cuteness?

Beautiful Girl

Yes, she is!